IBM has been the bellwether par excellence for the modern American corporation. Under the founding Watson dynasty, which ruled the roost between 1914 and 1971, it reached the pinnacle of industrial success and then blazed a path into the emerging computer industry. Along the way it pioneered concepts and principles that became symbols of enlightened corporate stewardship. More recently, confronting globalization and the increased pace of technological change, it has moved away from their vision.

This afternoon we will examine the IBM legacy with Peter E. Greulich, a veteran IBM executive, who is the author of A View From Beneath The Dancing Elephant. A profile of his book can be found at:

IBM is a world-class technology company, and we'll be sitting down with some of their movers and shakers at IBM InterConnect to find out how new developments and ways of thinking will affect how we work in the future.

Join us as we talk with:

Saurabh Calla, IBM product developer, on how Verse will create a new way to work Brian Fanzo and Bryan Kramer, digital strategists, on how different generations envision the future of work Amber Armstrong, IBM Director of Social Business Market Evangelism, on what role social plays in business Alisa Maclin, IBM VP of Marketing for IBM Mobile Enterpriseon how mobile will impact new ways of working

A remedy for a concentrated pool of solvents directly under the manufacturing site where at least 1,500 people still work may take years to find.

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The contaminated hot spot lies under an area the size of eight village blocks. Situated over and near the source area, and blocking access to cleanup, are dozens of buildings. To date, nearly 70,000 gallons of solvent %u2014 more than 40 tons %u2014 have been pumped from the ground.

ENDICOTT – After 35 years, IBM Corp. contractors have stanched the flow of industrial solvents into a commercial and residential district in the heart of the village, but they have yet to find a solution for the source of the problem at the company's former flagship manufacturing plant.

Officials recently reported that efforts to intercept and remove the subterranean flow of hazardous chemicals coming from the industrial complex — now owned by Huron Real Estate Associates — have been successful. Consequently, health risks to a nearby neighborhood have been eliminated.

Yet they have no remedy for a concentrated pool of solvents directly under the manufacturing site, where at least 1,500 people still work. Full story: http://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/2015/04/05/ibm-tce-issues/25302109/

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Hour Two: Dr. Jan Camenisch, Cryptographer at IBM Research.

We all use electronic services increasingly often in our daily lives. To do so, we have no choice but to provide plenty of personal information for authorization, billing purposes, or as part of the terms and conditions of service providers.

Identity Mixer allows users to minimize the personal data they have to reveal in such transactions. For instance, if electronic identity (eID) cards were realized with Identity Mixer, then teenagers possessing such eID cards could log onto a teenage chat room just proving that they are indeed 12–15 years of age without revealing any other information stored on the card such as their name or address.

Jonathan Ferrar, VP IBM's Smarter Workforce, will discuss the new initiative which is all about empowering HR, empowering the workforce and empowering your business. He'll discuss the benefits of the Smarter Workforce - gaining the insight and ability to hire the right talent, engage your people and collaborate together.

Organizations are re-inventing themselves to deliver deeper and more valuable experiences across all aspects of the customer’s journey. No matter the size or industry, each supplier and partner plays a critical role in an organization’s ability to provide an exceptional customer experience.

In May, at the IBM Smarter Commerce Global Summit in Tampa, FL, IBM introduced new cloud-based and on premise software and services to help clients deepen engagement with partners and suppliers to help ensure goods and services are delivered precisely when and where they are needed. The new B2B integration software will provide better insight and control over today’s extended value chain as well as lower risk and enhance compliance.

Joining me today to tell us what this all means for not only IBM's clients but the venerable giant's internal structure is Terrence Curley, Director of Products for B2B & Commerce at IBM.

Zahir Ladhani is Vice President Smarter Workforce, IBM. Specifically, he leads the IBM Science & Consulting Group within Smarter Workforce. The goal of the Science & Consulting group is to help client's take the guesswork out of hiring, engagement, retention—and anything else that affects their workforce.

He joined Kenexa in 2010 in business development and was made President in 2011. He led the acquisition of Salary.com for Kenexa. And, with the IBM acquisition of Kenexa, along with his other responsibilities, helped aid the integration.

He joined Kenexa, an IBM company, with accounting, marketing, sales and operations experience from AstraZeneca where he was greatly involved with many major pharmaceutical launches.

Additionally, he continues to be a guest lecturer for MIT Sloan, Goldey-Beacon College and a guest speaker for IBM and World at Work, among others.

August 15, 2013 – Today IBM announced a definitive agreement to acquire Trusteer, a leading provider of software that helps protect organizations against financial fraud and advanced security threats. Join Caleb Barlow, Marc Van Zadelhoff and Yishay Yovel moments after the announcement to discuss the Trusteer solution, the formation of a new IBM cybersecurity lab in Israel and the capabilities that Trusteer will brings to the table to combat fraud and malware thru “trusted transactions” for mobile and traditional endpoints. Press Release: http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/41487.wss

Divvy Cloud's Chris DeRamus joins the program to discuss the different cloud providers in the marketplace, what differentiates their offerings and what enterprises should really be looking for when making a decision between the major cloud companies, like Amazon Web Services, IBM Softlayer and Microsoft Azure.

Manpower, Vestal, NY, sucks the big, fat, discrimination card. Let me in there for ONE day! I'd have the entire business begging for mercy! IBM, Huron, Geodis.... My apologies! It's all Manpower and the scumbags they protect!